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{"title":"Quantifying the influences of telecommuting on household total trips and VMT generation","authors":"Guang Tian ,&nbsp;Bryce Jenkins ,&nbsp;Bob Danton","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104176","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104176","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Telecommuting has long been indicated as a possible travel demand strategy; however, previous studies highlight the complementary effects working from home can have on household trips and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) generation. This study aims to analyze this relationship further by controlling for both socioeconomics and the built environment in pre-COVID-19 cross-sectional data with precise locations of households from California. This study categorizes the frequency of telecommuting per month into three categories – occasional (1–5 days monthly), frequent (6–10 days monthly), and regular (more than 10 days monthly), plus categories for non-working and working, non-telecommuting groups. Spatial patterns, descriptive statistics, and basic statistical testing all indicate relationships linking levels of telecommuting frequency, household trips, and household VMT generation. However, regression analyses demonstrate that only household trips continue increasing at each level of telecommuting frequency, while only occasional and regular telecommuters were correlated with increased overall VMT production. Disaggregating travel by purpose shows that no significant relationships exist between home-based non-work travel and telecommuting, while non-home-based trips increased with all telecommuters and non-home based VMT increases with occasional and regular telecommuting. This study adds insight to previous literature by showing the relationships that telecommuting frequency, trip purpose, household characteristics, and the built environment have with travel behavior. The study demonstrates that telecommuting may not be a travel demand strategy in and of itself, but its complementary effect on household trips need not increase VMT generation if policymakers and planners create efficient, sustainable, and equitable transportation systems to filter extra household trips into environmentally sustainable travel modes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104176"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143551663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An analysis of the symmetric and asymmetric relationship between road traffic casualties and economic development of Ghana","authors":"Williams Shaw ,&nbsp;Guangmin Wang ,&nbsp;Gideon Kwaku Minua Ampofo ,&nbsp;Chenyi Larry Befeke ,&nbsp;Diana Botei","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104174","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104174","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the symmetric and asymmetric relationship between road traffic casualties (RTCs) and economic development in Ghana, applying both Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Nonlinear ARDL (NARDL) models. Using 33 years of data (1991–2023), the research explores how key economic factors—GDP per capita, government spending, capital, and population—affect road traffic fatalities (RTF) and injuries (RTI). The results show a significant inverse long-term relationship between GDP per capita and RTCs, indicating that sustained economic growth reduces fatalities and injuries. However, short-run dynamics reveal an initial rise in RTCs as economic activity expands, driven by increased mobility and vehicle ownership, before road safety interventions take effect. Population growth consistently exerts upward pressure on RTCs in both the short and long run, reflecting the strain of rapid urbanization on road infrastructure. Government spending and capital positively impact road safety only when specifically directed toward targeted road safety interventions such as infrastructure improvements, public awareness campaigns, or law enforcement enhancements. The findings support the Kuznets curve theory, suggesting that road traffic casualties initially increase during the early stages of economic development but decline as growth continues and safety measures improve. Policymakers are urged to prioritize targeted investments in road safety infrastructure and ensure that safety measures keep pace with economic and demographic changes to mitigate short-term risks while realizing long-term benefits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104174"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143551660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender differences in urban recreational running: A data-driven approach","authors":"Grant McKenzie ,&nbsp;Daniel Romm ,&nbsp;Clara Féré ,&nbsp;Maria Laura Guerrero Balarezo","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104171","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104171","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Exploring the dynamics of urban recreational running, this study examines the spatial and temporal patterns of running activities among men and women in two major North American cities, Montréal, Canada and Washington, DC, USA. A total of 20,446 running trajectories from a geosocial fitness tracking application were analyzed, revealing significant gender differences. These gender preferences differ in terms of location and time, highlighting significant variations between the two cities and shifts between day and night running habits. We further investigate the influence of socio-economic, demographic, and built environment factors on these different spatiotemporal patterns. Regression models show that proximity to bike lanes and parks strongly influenced running locations in both cities, with a preference for lower population density and lower median household income areas. Insights from this work are important for urban planners and public health officials, providing a data-driven foundation for developing more inclusive and safe public spaces for recreational activities. The study not only contributes to our understanding of urban recreational behaviors but also addresses broader societal concerns about gender and public space utilization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104171"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143551656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The power of community: Perspectives from women with disabilities on making healthcare journeys in Yogyakarta, Indonesia","authors":"Dhita de La Roche,&nbsp;Angela Curl,&nbsp;Helen Fitt","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104182","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104182","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transport plays a crucial role in access to healthcare for women with disabilities. This study explores healthcare transport access for women with disabilities in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, analysing community-supported transport and commercial transport alternatives in shifting from collective dependency to a transactional nature. However, a conversation about the role of the community remains unnoticed, especially in addressing the healthcare transport gap. Through qualitative methods (go-along interviews, traditional interviews, and photo-elicitation) with 32 participants, the findings revealed the impact of community engagement in providing transport, the participants' contributions to sustaining reciprocal relationships with their communities, and the decision to opt for alternatives for various reasons. While community-driven transport programmes offer critical support, it is often unreliable and burdened by social biases and obligations, fostering a sense of “social debt.”. This drives women towards commercial services for greater independence. This study calls for inclusive transport policies that consider the perspectives of the relationship between community dynamics, mobility behaviours, and inclusive transport planning for accessibility and independence while preserving social cohesion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104182"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143551659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“I have no choice”: Agency, poverty and embodied experience in urban transport","authors":"Tamara Kerzhner ,&nbsp;Zayeenab Chilumpha ,&nbsp;Wilfred Jana ,&nbsp;Sekani Tukula ,&nbsp;Fatima Arroyo","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This mixed-methods study explores mobility – and the lack of it - in Lilongwe, Malawi, a mid-sized African capital city, based on a 600-person household travel survey, developed to capture nuances of gender and class, “mobilities of care”, and suppressed and unfulfilled travel needs, as well as over 100 semi-structured interview with city residents, transport operators, and policy makers. As well as the focus on missed travel and unreachable destinations, we integrate the physical, mental and emotional experiences of travel. The paper finds travel in the city to be dominated by sense of constraint and limited agency emerges for urban residents. Travel is expensive, difficult and ineffective. Half of respondents do not use any form of motorized transport regularly, and 60 % of residents report being unable to make trips for social purposes, and over 40 % for medical purposes. Most areas are perceived a unsafe for pedestrians, both from crime, and from poor traffic safety. 24 % of respondents report experiencing a traffic crash in the past six months. For residents, it means both curtailed physical movement, and a deprivation of agency, which saps choice, opportunity, and time. Even basic, daily, routing trips require constant tradeoffs, calculations and sacrifices to navigate the city. These drive a layered sense of exclusion, frustration, and disempowerment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104175"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143551657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the causal effect of air pollution on electric vehicle adoption using real world data: Evidence from 270 Chinese cities","authors":"Hangying Su ,&nbsp;Mi Diao","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104120","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electric vehicles (EVs) are recognized as a feasible solution for improving the environment, and environmental factors may also exert effects on the adoption of EVs. Previous research, primarily relying on survey methodologies, indicated that individual environmental awareness promotes the intention to adopt EVs. However, few studies explore the impact of real-world air quality on actual EV adoption. Compiling a panel dataset encompassing 270 Chinese cities from 2014 to 2020, we use an instrumental variable approach to assess the causal effect of air quality on the sales of EVs. Thermal inversion is employed as an instrumental variable to address endogeneity arising from the obvious reverse causality in their relationship. The results show that the deterioration of air quality leads to an increase in the sales of EVs. This positive effect is more pronounced in cities characterized by higher per capita income, higher car ownership per capita, and larger urban size. Mechanism analyses show that the positive effect is largely mediated by government policies. Our findings reveal that Chinese governments are responding to air pollution issues in a rational way and that their policies are effectively promoting the adoption of EVs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104120"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143551658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Subway expansion, residential relocation, and travel behavior: Causal evidence from China","authors":"Yiru Tan ,&nbsp;Pengjun Zhao ,&nbsp;Ling Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104166","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104166","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The literature regarding the outcomes of rail transit investments varies between those who praise them for improving accessibility and those who criticize them for excluding residents who would benefit more from the improvements. Through the lens of residential relocation, this study examines the impact of rail transit investments by taking both sides of the argument into account. Based on the data of 71 new subway stations and individual residential trajectory in Shenzhen, we employ the difference-in-differences method to estimate the number of residents who moved into and out of neighborhoods served by these stations, as well as the behavioral outcomes associated with these relocations. The results indicate that the opening of new subway stations attracted newcomers to nearby neighborhoods, especially those who previously enjoyed transit proximity and exhibited greater reliance on it. Meanwhile, there was a significant decline in out-migration among existing residents after new stations opened. No evidence of transit-induced displacement was observed in terms of relocation size or direction. Instead, the attraction effects of new station openings were more pronounced in low-rent neighborhoods. However, we found that those moving-out residents, who lost subway access, significantly reduced subway usage and spent less time on non-work trips after relocating.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104166"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143510831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A quasi-experimental study of light rail transit on jobs-housing balance by regional typology: A case study of South Korea","authors":"Wookjae Yang ,&nbsp;Justin S. Chang","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104173","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104173","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems have been introduced across various regions of South Korea to address travel needs and promote sustainable urban development. Jobs-housing balance was one of the top priorities for city management in these schemes. However, a lack of an integrated plan for LRT and jobs-housing opportunities has resulted in excess commuting, which contradicts the expected outcome of providing an LRT system. Existing literature has reported mixed findings on jobs-housing balance. These seemingly perplexing results would arise from methodological limitations that fail to adequately control for confounding variables and explain variations among regional types. The study analyzes changes in jobs-housing balance after the intervention of LRT systems in different urban contexts. This study categorizes regional typologies of LRT service areas into three types—type1 if a line connects “periphery-metropolitan center-periphery” areas; type2 if a line connects “city center-periphery”; type3 if a line serves “metropolitan center.” The study employs a quasi-experimental design incorporating propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-in-difference regression. PSM matches treatment and control groups that have similar characteristics. Subsequently, difference-in-difference regression modeling estimates the treatment effects on jobs-housing balance resulting from LRT system operations. The PSM results confirm the varied impacts of LRT operations on the jobs-housing balance depending on the different regional types. Types 1 and 2, linking the metropolitan or surrounding city centers with the urban peripheries, experience significant imbalances, while the control groups show greater jobs-housing balance after the introduction of LRT. However, type 3 serving metropolitan centers demonstrates no significant difference between treatment and control groups. The DID results indicate that the treatment effect is only significant in type 1. In conclusion, LRT systems, which mainly connect urban peripheries and centers, are more likely to cause a mismatch between jobs and housing distribution. The results suggest an integrated approach between LRT and the built environment, such as transit-oriented development (TOD), that promotes a jobs-housing balance by locating jobs and affordable housing near LRT stations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104173"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143510832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measuring maritime search and rescue (SAR) accessibility using an improved spatiotemporal two-step floating catchment area method: A case study in the South China Sea","authors":"Yixuan Wang,&nbsp;Yu Han","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104155","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accessibility is a crucial metric for evaluating the effectiveness and disparity of search and rescue (SAR) services. Traditional models of accessibility are typically focused on land-based scenarios, often overlooking the unique challenges posed by complex, dynamic maritime emergencies. To bridge this gap, this study introduces an improved spatiotemporal two-step floating catchment area (ST-2SFCA) method, specifically designed to assess SAR accessibility in maritime contexts. The method simultaneously considers various time-dependent factors, including the SAR demand, rescue supply, and oceanic conditions, alongside typical normal or extreme oceanic scenarios. Geographic Information System (GIS)-based techniques are combined with diverse, spatiotemporal SAR datasets—including ship traffic flow data, incident records, rescue base and vessel parameters, and wind and wave data—to refine calculations of response times, supply-to-demand ratios, and overall accessibility. A case study in the South China Sea region across five countries—China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia—examines our proposed method's applicability and effectiveness. Moreover, the results reveal that ignoring dynamic supply-demand interactions and oceanic influences can lead to inaccurate SAR accessibility estimates, potentially misleading stakeholders. These findings provide insights for policymakers, improving the understanding of dynamic SAR performance, offering recommendation for enhancing SAR systems, and supporting regional cooperation among nations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104155"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143508243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding multimodal travel patterns based on semantic embeddings of human mobility trajectories","authors":"Wenxiang Li ,&nbsp;Longyuan Ding ,&nbsp;Yuliang Zhang ,&nbsp;Ziyuan Pu","doi":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104169","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104169","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As more people use multiple transport modes in a single trip, understanding multimodal travel patterns becomes essential for designing a more efficient and sustainable transportation system. However, the inherent spatiotemporal dependencies in multimodal travel make it challenging to recognize these patterns accurately. Therefore, this study aims to apply the large language model (LLM) to better understand the complex multimodal travel patterns of urban residents. First, we develop a change point-based method to divide human mobility trajectories into travel segments and then use the Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM) to infer the travel modes of each segment. Next, multimodal travel features are extracted and represented in textual forms, which are transformed into semantic embeddings using the Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT). Finally, we apply the Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) algorithm to measure semantic similarity between these embeddings and identify different multimodal travel patterns. The proposed approach is validated using 17,621 mobility trajectories from 182 volunteers in Beijing, successfully identifying 35 representative multimodal travel patterns. Additionally, some abnormal patterns indicate underlying deficiencies in transportation facilities, providing valuable insights for transportation planning and management. In summary, the scientific contribution of this study is to redefine multimodal travel pattern recognition as a semantic similarity measurement problem by embedding diverse and discrete multimodal travel features into a unified and continuous vector space.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48413,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport Geography","volume":"124 ","pages":"Article 104169"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143508242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}